What is a persistence absence?

The registrar and the campus Dean’s Office conduct a regular review of in-person and online attendance in order to identify and support enrolled students who have not actively withdrawn or taken a leave of absence but demonstrate persistent absence. Relay defines persistent absence as having failed to attend in-person class sessions and/or complete online coursework for 30 consecutive days. Once students who demonstrate persistent absence are identified, the registrar or campus Dean’s Office will contact these students to determine their intention to remain enrolled and provide necessary support. Students who continue to demonstrate persistent absence after they have been contacted may be administratively withdrawn from Relay. When persistently absent students do not formally inform Relay GSE of their intention to withdraw, Relay will use the last day of in-class attendance, or the last date of sign-in to the Relay online student platform as the date of withdrawal.